A survey of earnings paid to headmasters of the city’s priciest private schools shows that the head of a prestigious Brooklyn school earned the highest such amount in the city in calendar year 2016—although this contains deferred compensation as well as his annual salary. … Full Article

With French Jean-Eric Vergne, from Chinese team Techeetah as the champion, the New York City e-Prix culminated, drawing thousands of people to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook on Saturday and Sunday. … Full Article

The aperitifs were flowing, the boules were flying and grilled meats were smoking up Smith Street, but tens of thousands of people with French connections weren’t just celebrating Bastille Day on Sunday, they were popping champagne because their national team had just won the World Cup. … Full Article

Three people, including two innocent bystanders, were shot in broad daylight on a busy Downtown Brooklyn shopping street just after lunch hour on Friday, at roughly 1:45 p.m.
The shooting took place on Fulton Street near Gallatin Place in front of the GAP Outlet Store. … Full Article

The two-alarm fire that swept through a 19th-century Red Hook warehouse on the night of June 14 was a spectacle, complete with fireboats in the Gowanus Canal aiming multiple streams of water at the blaze. It sparked immediate controversy as well. … Full Article